Ufholsteby installation



Oct. 7, 1930.

R. F'. WALTERS UPHOLSTERY INSTALLATION Original Filed July 24, 1924 Reissued Oct. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES Reg 17,823

PATENT OFFICE w BOLO F. WALTERS, OF. DETROIT, MICHIGAN', ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, '1'0 'UNITED-CARE FASTENEB COEPORATION, OF AMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A. GOB- PORATION OF MASSACEUSETTS UPHOLSTBY INSTALLATION Original No. ,7eo,25s, dated ma 27, 1930, serial m. 727358, ned July 24, 1924. Application tor reime This invention aims to provide an im- Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the upholstery installation;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the door showing one of the studs -with the upholstered installation secured thereto;

F ig. 4 is a rear elevation of the preferred form of removahle stud;

Fig..5 is a front elevation of a preferred form of removahle stud;

Fig. 6 is a section similar to Fig. 3, show- E ing a modified form of stud secured to the door frame;

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the'modified form of removahle stud shown in Fig. 6;

Fig.'8 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 6, showing` a second modified form of removahle stud; and

.Fig. 9 `is a rear elevatin of that form of removahle stud shown in Fig. 8. p

Referring to' the preferred form of my invention, as il'lustrated in Figs. 1 through 5, I have shown (Fig. 1) an autonrobile` door 1 having a frame part 2, to which are secured a plurality of socket engaging studs. Beneath each stud, I have provided in the frame part 2, an aperture 2' which in this instance serves as a guide in positionin the studs on the frame 2, so that they will e in the proper position for engagement with eyelets on the upholstered part.

These apertures 2 may also he used for stud-receiving apertures 'when the upholsemi m. 464990.

for positioning the studs on the frame part 2.

Each stud s ressed from a single sheet of metal (Fi-gs. i and 5) and presents a contractihle and expansihle head 3, a base 4 and 'an underlying spring finger 5 formed from the base 4. When secured to the frane part 2 of the door, the base of the stud lies against the front web 6 of the frame part 2 and the spring finger 5 s lips over the edge of the frame part and hears against the under side of the web 6, thus permitting the stud to he shifted transversely relative to the frame part 2, while the stud may he held in the desired position h the spring finger 5 as best illustrated in lg. 3. i

The heads of the studs have slots 3, which extend from'the head of each stud a substantial distance into the raised 'portion 4:" (Fi 3) of the base 4 of the stud to permit hen in of the contractihle and ex ansihle parts o the stud upon straight lines, etween the Slots, which do not intersect the head of the stud, 'as illustrated in Fig. 5. Thus the raised portion 4' of the stud permits the head of the stud to contract and ex and without interfering with the web 6 o the frame 2 of the door. j

'The upholstered part for covering that side of the door at which the studs are secured, comprises a hacking 7 of-suhstantially rigid material, such as cardhoard or the like, a lurality of sockets or eyelets 8 and a flexihih covering 9 of, fabric, leather or the like at one side of the hacking 7.

Each eyel t 8 presents a. stud-receiving aperture 10 and a rivet part 11, which extends through an apertur'e 12 in the hacking 7 and is clenched over a clench Washer 13 at the opposite side of the hacking, 'as best illustrated in Fig. 4. The rivet part of the eyelet flares outwardl hack of the stud-receiving aperture, thereby to provide a recess into which the head of the stud fits when a stud is engaged with the eyelet;

When the eyelets 8 are all secured to the hacking 7, a padding 14 is placed over the surface of'the hacking at that sidethereof at which the clench washers are eXposed. Then the flex'ble covering'9 is stretched over the padding 14 and secured to the op-posite side of the backing in any suitable manner. Thus the upholstered part is provided with a neat and finished covering, which conceals all the part-s of the fasteners when the upholstered part is Secured to the frane.

The upholstered part may be Secured to the'frame of the door by placing it against the studs and pressing the sockets or eyelets 8 into engagement therewith, thus drawing the edges of the upholstered part against the frame to provide a smoothly fitting edge which fits tightly against the surface of the frame part 2 of the door 1, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

If for any reason any of the sockets do not register with the studs when the upholstered part is being secured to the door, the i studs may be shifted transversely relative to the frame until they do register with the cyelets 8 whichare then pressed into engagenent therewith. Thus the npholstered 'part may be fitted to the door, by shifting the studs until the edges of the upholstered part align with the edges of the door 1.

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown a modified'form of stud for use in upholstery installations.

This stud is substantially as shown and described in connection with the preferred form of my invention, except that it is provided with a detent 15 which is pressed from the spring finger 5 and engages the aperture 2 in the front web 6 of the frame part 2 of the door` as illustrated in Fig. 6.

The detent 15 is preferably cone-shaped, so as to provide a cam-shaped surface 16 for disengaging the stud from the aperture 2 by moving the stud in any transverse direction relative to the frame part 2. The crosssection of the detent is substantially smaller than the cross-section of the' aperture 2, as illustrated in Fig. 3, thereby to permit transverse shifting of the stud for alignment with its cooperating eyelet 8 in the upholstered part.

Referring now'to the modified form of stud, as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, I have shown a stud substantially as shown and described in connection with the modified form of my invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

In this instance, however, the detent 17, for engagement with the aperture 2 in the frame part 2, is so formed as to present a straight wall 18 at that sidethereof toward the inner edge of the frane part 2, thereby to provide a stop to prevent disengagement of the stud from the frame by a pull at that side thereof. The other sides of the detent 17 are provided with cam surfaces 19 to permit separation of the stud from the frame by moving the stud lengthwse of the frame until the detent is free from the aperture 2 Then the stud may be removed from the frame. a r While I have shown and described preferred and modified forms of' embodiments tion of said apertures thereby to permit said studs to Shift in any transverse direction relative to said frame.

2. A frame for reception of an upholstered installation, said frame including a plurality of apertures, a plurality. of studs cooperating with said apertures', each of said studs having a base presenting a oontractible and expansible socket-engaging head, a

spring finger underlying said base to hold said stud in position upon said frame and a detent presented by said spring finger for engagement with one of said apertures in said frame, said detent substantially smaller in cross-section than said aperture, thereby to permit transverse movement of said stud relative to said frame.

3. An upholstery installation comprising, in combination, a frame, a plurality of studs having clip-like base portions securing them to said frame, -an upholstered hacking presenting stud-receiving means engaged with said studs, thereby holding said upholstered backing to said frame and means providing a lost motion connection between the 'fi-ame and the cliplike base portion of a stud, thereby permitting shifting ofsaid stud in any transverse direction relative to said frame for alignment with its cooperating stud receiving means.

4. An upholstery installation comprising, in combination, a frame part, an upholstered hacking part to be Secured to said frame part and separable snap fastening means securing said parts together, said separable snap fastening means including a plurality of members having U-shaped clip-like base portions securing them to oneof said parts by engagenent with opposite sides of said part and means providing a lost motion "connection between each clip-like base portion and the part to which it is attached, thereby permittng shifting of the cliplike: portion in any transverse direction relative to said part -fo`r alignment of the fastening means carried by said clip-like portons with the fastening means carried by the other of said parts thereby to be securedtogether.

5. An upholstery installation comprising,

in combinaton, aframe part, an upholstered hacking part to be Secured to said frame part and separable snap fastening means securing said parts together, said separable snap fastening means including a pluralit of members having U-shaped cliplike ase portions securing them to one of said parts by engagement with opposite sides of said part, means providing a lost moti'on connection between each clip-like base portion and the part to which it is attached, thereby permtting shifting of the clip-like portion in any transverse direction relative to said part for alignment of the fastening means carried by said clip-like ortions with the fastening means carried y the other of said parts thereby to be secured together and detent means provided on each of said clip-like base portions for cooperation with apertures in the part to which the clip-like base portions are Secured to provide accidental removal or displacement while permitting free shifting of the `clip-like base portions.

ROLLO F. WALTERS. 

